Bicycles for foster children

Special to The Record

Published Tuesday, December 30, 2008

City of Palm Coast firefighters and the Palm Coast Wal-mart store partnered this holiday season to donate 17 bikes to help make this holiday season merrier for foster children. Wal-mart gave the tricycles, mountain and dirt bikes to Palm Coast Fire Station No. 23 on North Belle Terre Parkway, and firefighters worked like Santa's elves to adjust brakes and gear shifts and replace tires.

"Considering these difficult economic times for everyone, it feels so good to help give these kids a happier holiday," says Lt. Tom Ascone of the Palm Coast Fire Department. Giving something so worthwhile back to our community is simply the right thing to do."